Hollywood -- who started it? Who is the true father of Hollywood? Blogged by Joyce Schwarz @ www.hollywood2020.blogs.com. It's really something I've never thought of who was the patriarch who actually developed the land. Now info about a new book called "THE FATHER OF HOLLYWOOD" hit my email today. No book-- just the email -- so we did track it down at Amazon.com.
Who is the father of Hollywood? Here's an excerpt from some of the promo material in the email that the author sent to Hollywood2020.blogs.com:
Hobart Johnstone and Gigi Whitley are considered the patriarchs who presided over the creation of Hollywood. Their city has forever changed the course of history, portraying visions of glamour and romance to a degree unmatched anywhere else. Nestled in hills covered in towering eucalyptus and orange groves, Hollywood was built as part of a grand scheme by visionary developer HJ Whitley, “The Father of Hollywood.” Why did the Los Angeles Times and others in the community give him this title?
In the media room on the author's website we caught this article which we enjoyed -- it's a look at Hollywood as of 2005 -- see if you find it as fascinating as we did.
More on the author and the book as we get to meet her and get a sample copy to review! Rjsjsead article in
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